How To Successfully Engage Your Teenager to Get Him/Her To Talk

How to successfully engage your teenager to get him/her to
talk to you and ,in addition feel free to see you as a confidant.

Most teenagers are secretive in their doings. They could be so
for some reasons better known to them.

But as a parent you must ensure that you break that silence
the moment it becomes so unbearable to you.

It really should be so because you and you teenage child need
to always maintain some form of communication before things
go wrong with him/her to the extent of contemplating suicide
if he/she is not find things around him/her comfortable any
more.

You can successfully engage your teenage to get him/her to
talk to you by first creating the necessary atmosphere which
is free of stress and tension.

The creation of such environment will make the child lower his/
her guard and see you as a friend with whom he/she could
discuss whatsoever may be agitating his/her mind and even
possibly get a solution to his problems in confidence.

Eat together in an eatery away from the common sight of the
home environment which may remind him of the 'slave-master'
relationship with which he/she has come to associate the
house with since he /she was a toddler.

The two of you could playfully engage in a sporting activity
which he/she is interested in. Remember, the atmosphere must
be cordial in all respect for you to get the good result you
desire from the exercise which is to get your teenager to talk
to you.

Avoid a third party whenever you choose to engage your
teenager in any talk .This is because the involvement of the
third party would make him/her feel 'caged’, which will make
you lose the opportunity to get to talk to him/her again.

Allow for free flow of thought anytime he/she decides to talk
to you. For once choose not to hear his/her manner of
speaking and all other gesticulations that come with.

Don't caution!

Remember this is meant to be a free- time when everybody
is free to say things as he/she feels.

Happy Parenting.

Kazeem.

Ways To Make Your Parent Understand You Better

Picture this scenario……
Tim has always seen his parents as his worst enemies and on several occasions in the past he had even left home to hang out in the homes of his many friends.
Up until this moment Tim is nowhere near his home and his parents have been worried dead thinking about him always-this has really troubled his mother that she has developed ulcer.

Now, think about it again. Aren’t we all like Tim? Don’t we feel like throwing our parents over the window into the garden, or even over the roof at time because of what we considered to be their hardstand on issues involving us most of the time?

Is there no solution to this matter at all? Must we continue to live like this with our parents forever?

There are solutions for sure…

As a matter of fact, l have about nine of such sure ways by which the matter of understanding could be brought about by the children on one part and parents on another part.

I am confident that if the teenagers could just take the following nine sure steps to make their parents understand them things will definitely work out for good.

1.Talk from your heart and make sure you speak sincerely with them. Don’t hide your feelings at all. It is better to let them know how you truly feel about them. Do this with due respect for their position as parents, and never be rude in anyway no matter the circumstance.

2. Don’t ever stay away from your parents. True, we all feel 'Pissed off by our parents’ attitudes at times. However, this does not call for any ‘run-away’ solution.

3. Don’t see your parents like they are deliberately trying to treat you like the little child you were many years ago even though you are now a’ small adult’- a teenager.

4. Parents are such grown ups that they will not see things your own way easily. So, whatever the problem is, don’t expect them to immediately see thing from your own perspective. It will take some efforts to convince them.

5.You must try, as much as humanly possible, to get hold of your emotions. If not, you may say things you never wanted to say and regret it later.

6.Stick to the issue being discussed and never deviate. The natural tendency is for you to be tempted to say:” After all, everybody else does it!” But pity! You aren’t everybody. You are their child for whom they have a responsibility.

7.When your parents say ‘no’ it does not mean they do not understand you. They may just speak like that in order to forestall possible crises…. Or even disaster. Please, reason with them, or gently and genuinely ask them why they are refusing your request.

8.Accusing your parents of insensitivity when in conflict is a wrong way to go about the matter .Do not attempt to accuse them in order to make them feel guilty and make you have your way.

9.Make friend with people of your parents’ age.Why? Well, through such friendship you will learn their wisdom and this will surely grant you the needed understanding to open up necessary conversation with your own parents without feeling any inhibitions whatsoever.

There you are…… nine main ingredients… well laid out!

No

Confusion, no ambiguities. Clear cut! Make use of each of them as at when needed and see how it woks like magic.

Cheers to a happy relationship as a happy family!

Happy parenting.

Kazeem

Things to Do For Your Teenager This Year

This is a new year and everyone, especially the teenagers,
would be looking up their parents to do things for them.

As a parent of a teenager, you should now by know that
parenting teenagers would not come easy to you, but as a
human being, you should just strive to the best of your ability.

Now that we are in a new year you should endeavour to do
some things for your teenage child that would make him/her
very happy.

These are some of things that you as a parenting could do to
your teenager this new year:

* Without waiting to be asked, send a new year present to
your teenager. This could be anything worth its salt, not just
the type of thing the teenager would not appreciate.

* Talk to him about what you feel life. Let him understand
that the way he thinks about life may not necessarily be the
real way life truly is.

* Play games with your teenager and in the process engage
him in some discussion about things that are peculiar to
people of his age.

* Be more attentive to what your teenager is doing, saying or
engaging in.

* Carefully study what your teenager does with his free time.

* Be concerned about the type of friends your teenager is going
out with in order to be able to render suitable advice where
necessary.

If you can just do these few things for your teenager this new
year, there is no doubt that your relationship with your
teenager would improve tremendously. And you would be the
better for it as a concerned parent.

Happy Parenting...
Kazeem.

How To Make Maximum Impact As A Busy Dad

Are you a busy dad?

Is your life anything like this:

Commuting to or from work, business travel,scheduled and
unscheduled meetings and attending to files even as you close
the door behind you in your master bedroom?

Most busy dads hardly have time for their children,they work
so hard that they tend to end up unwittingly denying their children
a valuable time which should have been positively used together as
a family.

Well, you don't need to worry for too long because here you will be
learning how to make maximum impact as a busy dad in the life of
your children.

It is possible to raise the kids you want in the time you have.You
needn't feel anyway guilty with yourself.

Simply follow these steps and see how much impact you would be
making in the life of your kids as a very busy dad:

* Be involved in your kids' schooling - Try attend
the child's"Back-to-School Night" and other activities once in a
while,or even every time since such things don't happen every day.

* Give your child a few minutes to play together,no matter how short,
everyday before leaving home for work.Your kid will definitely
appreciate the few minutes.
* Build relationships with your child's teachers.Teacher appreciate it
and communicate more with parents they have met physically.The
consequence is that your child won't get away with anything because
he will surely be reported.
* Plan a trip with your child.There are always some work-free days that
would involve both you and your child.So, while not plan a short trip
together?You will be glad you did as your child will forever thank you
for it.
* Develop the habit of listening to your child anytime he talks to you.
I don't mean that you should just pretend that you are paying attention
while you are not.Deliberately pay serious attention and let your child
be convince that you are.

These are just a few of the things you can do to make maximum impact
as a busy dad in the life of your children.You need to be fully engaged
in the development of your children regardless of how busy you think
you are.

Take action right now and see how your parenting life will improve for
the better.


Happy Parenting...

Kazeem

Why You Should Avoid Getting Involved In Your Children’s Minor Squabbles

Your young children are as human just as you are.


Yes, they are born of the same mother...
Yes, they are from the same womb...
Yes, they stay under the same roof...

Perhaps they even share clothes sometimes.

But they are still different individuals who should be
accorded the honour of being able to live their lives
their different ways.

Sibling rivalry is good.

Sibling rivalry,provided it is monitored by the parents,
is the best way to make your children develop fast.The
fact is that whoever of your children that is doing fine will
be seen by the other or others as someone to emulate;
challenged positively and perhaps beat him in his own
game.

It happened to me before.
My immediate elder brother is a very brilliant guy
who shows off among his mates to my envy.I always
see him as a person who should be given a run for his
money.

Therefore, in order to turn the table against him and
make him be the one to envy me,l became more serious
with my area of endowment,drama.

I joined some amateur drama groups and got trained
properly to become a fine actor and writer.
Since he was only good at reading,he became envious
of my ability to write very interesting drama piece
which he was always begging me to give him to read.

My answer was always that he should be patient as l
did not like sharing a work in progress with people
who are not real writers like myself.I'd add that only
writers like me could detect what was wrong with the
story l was writing and perhaps give the right advice.

Our parents did not dabble into our rivalry;the just
kept on watching us.And for this we all grew in our
separate pace;at our different time and in our separate
areas of natural endowments.

Today, we are still the best of friends among my siblings
and my children and his own children too never believed
that we were at a time very bitter rivals who were trying
to excel each other in everything we were doing as very
young boys.

As a parent you should let your children grow up on
their own naturally.With time they will outgrow the
sibling rivalry provided you have never dabbled into
the matter and give support to any of the parties involved.

Happy Parenting...
Kazeem.

Every Child Is Perfect

Every child is born perfect,but we all contribute in one way
or the other to whatever they end up becoming in life.

You should look around you and check out that little baby
you are going to see the innocent look on his innocent face.

What does this tell you?

To me, that signal the fact that the baby has come with a
lot of promises which, if properly guided by the people
around him he may bring his dream to life.

But the little baby of yesterday has learned to do evils
just like those he sees around him on daily bases.
He continuously interpret es the actions and words of the
parents(whether positive or negative) to be the best
there is.

Whenever his parents preach a thing and do another
thing, he feels they are not so honest after all. Therefore,
there is no moral justice for him to begin to say the truth
and have his dealings based on honesty since that will be
going contrary to what he sees his parents doing.

Finally, it is advisable that parents,relations and neighbours
should contribute positively to the growth and development
of the perfect baby around them.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.

Fathering Court:A Good Way To Enforce Good Parenting

Fathering Court programme is a new way a Washington
D.C. Superior Court is enforcing good parenting on the
part of fathers who are behaving badly.

A news item from MyFox news reports that the father
who are trying to escape paying their children's upkeep
allowance are now being forced to carry out their parenting
responsibility.

This is what one of the judges that have been enforcing the
good parenting ideas have to say:

"For those folks that don't want to pay and aren't going to pay,
jail's the right place to put 'em," says the judge. "But for folks
that are trying and [who] need a helping hand... there's another
approach."

One of the culprits who have been helped by the Fathering Court
remarked thus:

"It's getting you ready for the workforce again.Waking up, if you're
not used to waking up. Getting up. Getting dressed. Going to work
with your suit and tie on."

Another one was reported to have spoken this way about the project:

"It showed me how to be a better parents, a better father to my kids.
How to be patient... how to interact with them."

What else is better than this?

Let me know what yopu feel about the Fathering Court project of the
Washington D.C. United States of America.

Don't you feel it should be practised in other states of the U.S.A. and
other countries too?

Happy Parenting...
Kazeem.

Four Things To Consider Before Becoming A Parent

Parenting is tedious job whuich is not meant for the
the lazy type of people.

If you are interested in becoming a parent, these are some
of the things you have to consider in order to make a success
of it:

1.Right Partner:You need a partner to raise your children and
both of you must be desirous of having children. Your wiliness
and preparedness will make whatever pains you may be going
through ease out since he would always be there to assist you
when he is needed.

2. Taking Responsibility: This is another issue to tackle seriously before

the two of you embark on child bearing.Eachof you should choose and

take responsibility for having and raising a child you will bringing into

the world.The fact is that your partner may die, or you may split up.

You might end up raising them alone in case any of the above suddenly happens

3. The Time: Timing is crucial.It is the right time for you to be pregnant?

Would the pregnancy not affect yoour job,health or relationship with your

partner?You need to ask yourself these questions before you decide to

become a parent.

4.Financial Condition: Are tyou financially okay to take care of youself,

your wife and the children you intend to bring to the world?

It is desirable that at least you partners should have a steady job

when planning for a family.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.

Why You Should Never Swear In Front Of Your Children

Do you use a foul language whuile dealing with your children,
perhaps as a reult of a bad mood?

Well, that is a wrong thing to do,if you do not want your
children to grow up thinking that foul language is acceptable!

You should be careful about using foul language in front of your
children no matter how provoked you are. Realise that such
language is inappropriate anytime your children are around.

You needn't wait for anyone to "preach" to you about this.I'm
saying this because there is every likelihood that your spouse
may not like your choice of language.

The unfortunate thing is that your children are getting swept up
in the tension and arguments that you two have over his language
you may be having with your spouse over this matter of language usage.

You don't want to set a bad example for our children by using foul language.

You're may not necessarily be a dad,perhapa you are somehow bothered by something.

The fact ios that you have to get your anget and language in check in front of the kids.

Perhaps you are thinking that stopping the foul language is a loss of power.Perhaps you have actually been using this language from your childhood and nobody ever bothered to put you in check.

Now is the time for you to stop it for the sake of your children, if you truly love them as you claim to.Never again swear in front of your kids and in the presence of your family members as a whole.It takes some self discipline efforts to do so,but you can do it all the same.


Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.

How To Help Your Child Face Peer Pressure

Teens all over the world are faced everyday with a lot of
pressure from their peer group members.

Some teens are able to go through this pressure successfully,
but some others are so pressed up that they will easily cave in
when the their friend apply too much pressure on them even
when the result of what they are about to do is going to be very
devastating to their self image and reputation.

As a parent you need to come to the rescue of your child at a time
like this is you don't want to have a bad case in your hand.

Call your child when you begin to see the following signs.Let him
know that you are concerned about his life and well-being at all
times.

Give your child the necessary assurance that he could rely on you
at all times for the necessary support if he is confronted with any
unnecessary pressure from people to whom he won't be able to say
no,even when he is not comfortable doing what they want him to do.

Always observe your child's feelings at all times.It is only through this
observation that you can sense it if anything is happening to him.

Build the necessary confidence in your child and teach him never to
say "Yes" when he means to say "NO".The courage to say the
appropriate words at the right time will make his peer take his words
for real when he objects to their suggestion instead of applying
unnecessary pressure on him and make him do things he will later
regret.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.

Why Children Lie

Have you ever been enraged when your children lie to you even when the lie is
so obvious?

Well, the truth is that most children lie and they get on their parents' nerves
when they do so.

The question that begs for an answer is: "Why do children lie?"

Children lie for many reasons and in different circumstances.

They lie simply because the adults,especially their parents,do not allow them to tell the truth about the circumstances they are in at that moment in time.

When a child truthfully declares that she does not like her brother and the mother becomes furious ans spanks her for speaking the truth,what the mother is indirectly saying to the poor girl is that the girl should lie and keep her truth to herself because the world is not ready to accept it.

Children lie in self-defence because they had been punished for speaking the truth at one time or the other.

Children tell lies to stop their parents from interrogating them on matters they feel parents have already known the answers to.

Children also lie to reveal what they would like to be or do.You as a parent need to react positively to such lies.

Now that you know why your children would lie to you,try as much as possible to listen to some of the bitter truths they are always ready to release,if given the chance.

Your children will only learn whether to lie or tell the truth from your reactions to their
expressed honest feelings.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem

How To Develop A Kids Reward System

Your parenting efforts could become more rewarding and fruitful if you will just learn how to reward your kids throughthe Kid Rewarding System.

Every kid wants to be rewarded for whatever efforts they put into what they have been asked to do by their parents. They love it and desire it most times.But most parents do not seem to understand this all important fact about their children.

The trick of the Kid Rewarding System(KRS) is to reward immediately he does something appreciable and present him with something he is actually interested in.

Make effort to set a goal for your child and tell your him that when he accomplish the task (which can be anything such as keeping his room clean, completion his homework, doing school projects, learning a new instrument and so on) ‘X’ reward awaits him. The ‘X’ reward must be a thing he desires.

From your announcement it is clear and understood that when the task is completed you would be rewarding the child.However, the proper system is that here you shall also be rewarding the child for a good try even though the task is not accomplished.

Most of us reward only an accomplished task which discourages the child because he would have felt within him that his effort,though an attempt, should have been recognised at least.

Please begin to implement this new system and see how your children will improve their task every time they are given anything to do.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem

Do You Want To Know What On Earth Your Kids Are Thinking?

Parents are the most worrisome human beings on earth.
They get themselves worried over almost everything
concerning their kids.

The problems with most parents is that they think they
know everything,whereas they don't.

But there are ways by which you can know what your child
is thinking about which will stop you from unnecessary worries
that you always fill your life with at all times.

This is not in anyway magical in the true sense of it.It is just
something you can fish out by yourself if you choose to learn
the rope.

One way buy which you know what your kid ids thinking about
is by observation and deep interest in their life.

If you devote your time to observing what your child is doing
at a given time, there is the possibility that you will be able to guess
right whatever they have in mind.

You may also try to be friendly with your child so as to create a
no-hold-barred relationship[ between you and him.You will then
become the first person he will want to share his thoughts with.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem

Have You Ever Had Parental Guilt?

Today's parents are all burdened by a feeling of guilt one
way or the other due to what they perceived as inadequate
time and devotion for their children.

If you ever feel guilty about what you think you should do
for your children,especially the teenage ones,which you have
not been able to give them, you need not worry so much.

A lot of parents think that if their children are not given their
full time ,then they are lacken in their responsibility as parents.

I agree to this,but the fact still remains that the quality of time
you have for your children is what maters and not the length
of the period.

Control your time .Break your time into whatever division
possible,but with some time left for you and your children to
be together.Do not be concerned about how long or how short
the time is.Instead think quality.

A few quality time spent with your children will be enough to last
in their memory til when next you have another quality time with
them.Believe me, they will always be looking forward to spending
time with you since they know that it will eventually end up being
a productive time after all.

Hapy Parenting...

Kazeem.

How To Help Your Teenager Develop Good Study Habits At Home

Parents are always complaining about the studying
habits of their teenage children.They find themselves
somehow helpless when it comes to matters of this
nature.But there is always a way around whatever
problem there is.

The following are ways by which you can help your
teenager develop good study habits:

* Let your child know that you are a team player in his school
life. You,as his parent, are there to help him become a better
student.

* It is imperative for your child that you create an environment
where he can study and do his homework with few interruptions
and distractions.

* Make sure that his homework is done at a particular time of the
day regularly.This is because children are always interested in
routines .Research has proved that children feel more balanced
and comfortable when there is a routine for the day. However,
you should not expect you child to sit and work quietly on
homework during a chaotic time in the house.

* There is a need for the whole family to come together to create a
"Quiet Time"every day.The time should be spent with the parents
reading, doing laundry, working on the computer, etc. - certainly
not watching TV or talking on the phone. This will make the child
have the idea that it is very important that all of us can get our work
done in a quiet and efficient manner.

* You should create a "Corner" for the child in the house where he
could set up his reading.This could be anywhere in the house.

* Avoid laying any complaint about your child's homework while
other children including his siblings will be with you.All your comments
about his academic works should be centred on him alone and in the
absence of other people.

* Avoid the temptation of doing the homework for your child.This
does not mean that you may explain things to his if he doesn't
understand the question.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.

Why You Should Not Lock Your Teenager Out When He Comes Home Late

Is it a good idea to lock your teenager out when he comes
home late?

Do you think locking your teenage child out will solve the
problem of late night out with his friends?

As for me, l don't think doing so will ever solve any problem.
In fact, you will be adding to the problem at hand as the child
will begin to cultivate the habit of staying late at night since
the possible punishment for such behaviour is already stipulated
by you unwittingly.


What if your teenager impulsively breaks a door or window to
get in to the house?

What if the child decide to make so much noise and disturb the
neighbours in the process?Would you feel happy with him or
yourself?

Suppose the child leaves and goes away to spend the night
with friends who may possibly influence him negatively?

What if the child just decides to run away from you his
parents?

The important question you need to ask yourself is how to
deal with these consequential problems as a result of your
action against the child's behaviour.

Instead of taking an action that you may later regret, I would
suggest that you should make effort to tell your child that if he
comes home late at night, he will not be allowed to go out for the
next few nights or the next week.

You have to take concrete action about this so that the child will
believe it is real.You can even withdraw his privilege of going out
with friends entirely.

There is every likelihood that you will may see some positive results.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.

Five Ways To Teach And Promote Tolerance Among Your Teenage Children

Tolerance among teenagers is a desirable thing and parents really need to teach their
teenage children the ways to be tolerant of other people,starting ewith their siblings.

Lack of tolerance is what has turned our world upside down,.and we cannot afford to
continue like this with the coming generation who can avoid intolerance , if only we
make efforts to teach them how to.

Here,therefore, are eight ways to teach and promote tolerance among your teenage
children:

* Make effort to identify intolerant behaviour that is being displayed by the child
and point his/her attention to it with an instruction that he should try to change.

* You should try to encourage your children to use resources that are provided
by the communioty for the general use of everybody.That way the child would
have reason to share the resources with others and learn to tolerate them ion
the process.

* You as a parent should be homst in all your dealings to serve as a good example
for the children to emulate.This is a fine way; the easiest way to teach and
promote tolerant without too much sermon.Action speaks louder than words!

* Anytime your child displays an intolerant behaviour you should not hesitate to
challenge him.If you do this at all times, he will try to always check himself and
see that he is not intolerant in his behaviour.

* Always talk about tolerance with your children.Draw experiences from what is
happening around you and those things that are taking place around the world
that are caused by lack of tolreance for one another.That is a practical way to
teach and promote tolerance.



There is no better way to end this than to remind you thast as parents we all must learn to
tolerate other people in our community.You should let them be themselves no matter how
negative you may feel about their personal behaviour.In as much as they don't physically
hurt you, let them be.

Your teenage children are critical about everything they encounter including your personal
behaviour.

These are the ways to teach your teenage children to tolerate others and live in harmony.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.

Curbing Underage Drinking And Other Risky Behaviours Among Teens

Curbing underage drinking and risky behaviour among teens
is a desirable thing for parents who are truly interested in their
teenagers.

It is a fact that teens a re faced with a lot of risky behaviours
which have inn the past subjected their lives to early death.

The risky behavoiurs like drunk driving,marijuana smoking,
overdose of drug intake,illegal use of poisinous drugs that are
injurious to their body etc could be curbed as long as the
parents are ready to play their God-given roles as the
guides the childrrn are supposed to look up to in their daily life.

Parents,these days, are not so concerned about the kind of life
their children live or the type of friends they keep as weell as
the possible efects such a relationship is having on thier children.
And this is a pity indeed.

As a parent, the onus is on you to guide and guard your children
against early drinking and risky behaviours.Let them know the
dangers inherent in early drinking and the possible early death
that their risky behavoiurs potent.

I agree that there are some teenagers who may feell distrurbed
by their parents' constant supervisory roles.Such children complain
about lack of space and freedom in the house for them to be them
-selves.

But the fact is that as long as they are still under your roof,
their so-called freedom can not be total at all as you have a
responsibility as a parent to know what they are doing in your
care.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem

Children Are Bearing The Brunt Of The Conflict In Gaza

Today l felt moved by the conflict going on in Gaza where
as lot of the children are bearing the brunt for a conflict
they did not start on their own.

The trouble with parents is that majority of them do not
seem so think deeply about the effects their actions will
have on their children and this insensitivity has led to a
lot of children dying in Gaza today.

Conflicts like wars are usually triggered off by adults,parents,
mostly.And the people that are always mostly affected are
the innocent children who may not even be able to explain
what the whole thing is all about.

There is no doubt in my mind that the children of Gaza are
not only dying as a result of gun shots, they are now being
killed by malnutrition and diseases that are plaguing the place.

We as parents should first think about the effects of our actions
on our children before embarking on them.That way, we may
have a rethink before the total destruction like what is being
experienced on daily bases in Gaza.

Six Ways To Cope With A Child Who Prefers One Parent to the Other

In a normal situation children usually show some preference
to one of their parents to the hurt of the other parent.

There have been reports of parents that feel so angry about
this situation that they come to the conclusion that the
beloved parent has done some things to "poison" the mind
o f their child against them.

The parents that are mostly affected are the new parents
who have little or no understanding about parenting.

The truth is that the situation you have found yourself in
is a normal situation and nobody has taught your dear
child to be against you and feel as if you are about to kill
him anytime you stretch your hand towards his direct in
a bid to carry him as every parent usually does.

Here are six ways by which you can cope with a child
who prefers one parent to the other:

1. Give the time child time and don't take the matter personally.

2. Let the parent that is not 'loved' leave home for a few hours
or even days. Surely,by the time the parent gets back, the
child may have decided that the "unloved" parent is not
evil after all.

3. Giving the chance and with the knowledge of one who knows
children very well,l can assure you that there is a likelihood
that within the next year or so the child will bounce in the
opposite direction.That time the so-called "beloved" parent
will be feeling neglected.

4.You should try to understand your child's personality because
children are not alike.If you have another child who does not
behave the way the one you are concerned about does,do not
try to compare the two.They are separate individuals that
would never behave the same way.


5.You may decide to follow the child around everywhere.In
addition, constantly ask him questions.Do whatever he
chooses to do at every given time. If he Is reads a book,
read a book too. If he is jumps, jump.You should,however,
prepare yourself for whatever he may want to do to reject
you such as throwing insults at you, etc.Don't mind. He will
eventually wear himself down and both of you may end up
being great friends.


6. Plan a Daddy/Mummy- Child outing on a weekend.If the
two of them hang out, they may end up forging a strong
relationship.

Coping with dislike is never going to be easy,but try any of the
ways suggested above and see how effective they can be.


Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.